When this first appeared in Modern Haiku, I tracked down my husband to read it to him, and I've thought of it many times since. If dog lovers had an anthem, this would be it.
You captured something special about life with a dog in the family so wonderfully. Sent your haiku to some dog lovers who responded immediately:
Sister — "That’s great, and so true! I laughed aloud!"
Friends whose dog died recently, and who have just committed to a new pup — "Thank you [for sending]. We haven't lost that forever."
Thank you all so much for the wonderful responses! I love this aspect of publishing on tinywords. In other journals, you may never hear from a soul about how your haiku touched them, but here, you get lovely and thoughtful comments, often with haiku. Such a treat!
July 4th, 2017 at 9:08 am
When this first appeared in Modern Haiku, I tracked down my husband to read it to him, and I've thought of it many times since. If dog lovers had an anthem, this would be it.
July 4th, 2017 at 11:25 am
You captured something special about life with a dog in the family so wonderfully. Sent your haiku to some dog lovers who responded immediately:
Sister — "That’s great, and so true! I laughed aloud!"
Friends whose dog died recently, and who have just committed to a new pup — "Thank you [for sending]. We haven't lost that forever."
July 4th, 2017 at 3:05 pm
Beautiful, Annette. :)
marion
April mizzle …
I miss the smell
of wet dog
Marion Clarke – N. Ireland
A Hundred Gourds, 1:4 September 2012
July 5th, 2017 at 5:19 pm
Thank you all so much for the wonderful responses! I love this aspect of publishing on tinywords. In other journals, you may never hear from a soul about how your haiku touched them, but here, you get lovely and thoughtful comments, often with haiku. Such a treat!